# Optional image optimization before upload

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/optional-image-optimization-before-upload/187656>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** rfc\
**Created:** [April 21, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optional-image-optimization-before-upload/187656 "2021-04-21T17:12:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optional-image-optimization-before-upload/187656/2 "2021-04-22T01:48:14Z")

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I am not sure if this should be an end user option, especially since they might just be cutting and pasting. Instead I think this is a site-operator kind of thing.

> How much should images be optimized prior to uploading: “noting|a bit|a lot” …

Name/value and default pending.

The results look quite excellent! Also, in combination… maybe we make this 100% automatic for certain cases? You set the “maximum” size of images on your forum to 2000KB and we have a heuristic that kicks in and makes sure we take care of stuff.

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